LOUISVILLE, KY. (CBS) — Delaware County native Braden Shattuck earned low PGA of America pro honors on Sunday for his performance at the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.
Shattuck, who is the director of instruction at Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Delaware County, shot rounds of 71-70-68-74 to finish at 1-under 283. Overall, he finished tied for 72nd and will take home $22,830 for his performance.
Shattuck was one of two PGA of America professionals to make the cut at Valhalla this weekend along with Jeremy Wells.
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PGA of America professionals are a group of more than 30,000 trained golf professionals dedicated to elevating and growing the sport. The 2024 PGA Championship marked the first time multiple PGA of America pros made the cut at the PGA Championship. Shattuck had three birdies in the final round on Sunday.
Shattuck’s golf career nearly came to an end in 2019 following a serious car accident. According to PGATour.com, Shattuck had two herniated discs in his lower back, a concussion and nerve damage in his legs. He wasn’t able to complete nine holes on a course until two years after his accident.
Shattuck told CBS News Philadelphia in 2023 it was his “lifelong dream” to play on the PGA Tour and he did everything he could to be able to play again.
“I was willing to do anything it took, even relearn the game, how to swing, to make that work,” Shattuck said.
Shattuck, the reigning Philadelphia PGA Player of the Year and the 2023 PGA Professional Champion, missed the cut in all four of his previous PGA Tour starts.
Shattuck played golf at the University of Delaware and attended Sun Valley High School in Aston, Pennsylvania, before college.
According to PGATour.com, Shattuck will be driving 10 hours following the 2024 PGA Championship to play at a selection event.
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